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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 01:22 AM
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Alright so i have tyc tails and i washed my car on saturday and now i have a little bit of condensation in one of the lights, how do i remove that?

My 2nd question is my exhaust setup right now is a
No name short ram intake,
megan midpipe with a resonator
and an injen ses exhaust
im getting tired of the exhaust so i was thinking if having the megan midpipe actually makes it louder or quieter, also if i add an aftermarket s-pipe will it be louder or quieter

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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 01:59 AM
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 02:16 AM
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check the rear rotors/pads. if its metal on metal you need pads and rotors. feel the rotors too, if they feel really bumpy you can get them resurfaced, but youll be better off getting new ones.
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and if the rotors are fine should i just get new oem pads
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 02:54 AM
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just try new pads in the back. and as far as your exhaust an aftermarket s-pipe wont really make much of a volume/pitch difference
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 03:12 AM
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what if i take off the midpipe and put on the stock midpipe, would that make it louder or quieter
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 03:58 AM
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stock mid pipe will quiet things down considering it has an additional cat and a huge resonator. The S-Pipe would make things a little deeper because the factory is a double wall construction on the bendy portions and does a fair amount of sound deadening. I noticed this when I cut my factory one up before putting on my megan.
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ooo ok thanks
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http://www.mandrelexhaustsystems.com...EXHAUST/Detail

cheap and effective s pipes
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 10:29 PM
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yea if the rotors are good just put new pads
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ok and another question is i have tyc tails and one of them has a little bit of condensation in it after i washed my car, how do i remove that
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It should just go away within a few mins. If it stays and water accumulates over time, then you should take it off the car, take out the bulbs and bake it at a low temp to dry out the air inside and reinstall + pray.
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ooo damn and what if it doesnt go away because its been 2 days already, can it affect anything
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Not really, just appearance. If your car is under warranty, take it to the dealer and they should replace for free.
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If it continues to get foggy and you are not under warranty anymore...bake them and reseal I had a set of headlights from ebay that I had to redo....only took aobut 2.5 hours to do both.
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hmm dont know if i want to bake them lol
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I just got new ones, i was afraid that it might attack the wiring and screw everything up. My bro that works for toyota hooked me up with some used ones. he said that happens when the housing of the tail light is not sealed all the way.
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might be a bit hard to replace TYC ones at the dealer...id say bake it at a low temp and reseal it



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